Does it feel like you’re jumping through hoops to submit a job application?

As we find ourselves in an age reliant on digital technology, almost everything we do is online. Often, it can be difficult to talk to a person and not a chatbot, which can be incredibly frustrating when you need answers.

When it comes to job seeking, each website has a different process, making it difficult to understand where an employer wants you to apply for their job. Do you apply via Indeed? Their website? Monster? Reed? It can be quite overwhelming, especially if you live with autism or have a learning disability.

Behavioural and automated screening tests also make it increasingly difficult to progress to the interview stage, they are designed to search for key words and judge a person as if they are neurotypical.

Inaccessible recruitment is becoming a prevalent issue within the disability community.

The employment rate for disabled people in the UK is significantly lower than for non-disabled people. According to the UK government’s data from 2021, the disability employment gap was around 28.8 percentage points, with 53.5% of disabled people in employment compared to 82.3% of non-disabled people.

Many disabled individuals report that employers do not make adequate reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. For instance, a study by Scope in 2020 indicated that nearly half (48%) of disabled applicants found that employers were not willing to make adjustments during recruitment.

You’re not on your own.

Working on Wellbeing is here to help you. Our empathetic and passionate Employment Advisers can help you navigate the tricky barriers that are in place within recruitment.

If you would like to have someone to fight your corner and advocate for you with job searches, interviews, training or in work, get in touch with us today at info@litc.uk or by visiting our Contact Form.